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Sean Lowe, star of ABC's The Bachelor, is making headlines this morning. The ...By Michael Gryboski , Christian Post ReporterFebruary 22, 2013|4:24 pmA California-based progressive organization has launched an online petition effort in support of a bill that would strip the California chapter of the Boy Scouts of America of their tax exempt status.

Eddie Kurtz, a straight former Boy Scout, has started a petition urging the California Legislature to pass Senate Bill 323, which would end tax breaks for youth groups that discriminate against gays, including the Boy Scouts of America.

‘Be prepared’ says a scouting motto, but perhaps no tax exempt organization is ever really prepared to lose its tax exemption. Tax exemption is a powerful tool, as the Boy Scouts of America are about to find out. Tax exemption comes in many varieties, from churches and public charities like the American Red Cross, to various forms of social and fraternal organizations.

A proposed California law would end tax breaks for groups that discriminate against LGBT people.By Chris Roberts

The Boy Scouts should stop discriminating against gays -- if they want to save money on their taxes.

Senate Bill 323 would end tax breaks for youth groups that discriminate against gays, and a campaign in support of the bill is being led by an ex-Scout who describes himself as a "straight ally," according to SF Weekly.

On Top MagazineBill Aims To End Tax-Exempt Status Of Anti-Gay Youth Groups, Including Boy ScoutsBy Carlos SantoscoyPublished: February 21, 2013

California State Senator Richard Lara on Tuesday introduced a bill which would remove a state tax exemption for any youth group that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Lara stated in a press release that the bill was a response to the ongoing controversy surrounding the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).

Scouts attend a prayer vigil at the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas, on Feb. 6, 2013, while a decision to change the membership policy banning gays was being deliberated. The BSA decided to postpone that decision until May.By Miranda Leitsinger, Staff Writer, NBC News

A California state Senator on Tuesday introduced legislation that would remove the state’s tax exempt status for any youth group — including the Boy Scouts of America — that bans members on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

The new bill would remove the tax exempt status from the BSA for its anti-gay policy (Image: Facebook)The new bill would remove the tax exempt status from the BSA for its anti-gay policy (Image: Facebook)